Upon another day of my children being sick, me being sick, and the refrigerator being broken, I headed to the co-op on a mission. Forget that it was dinner time, we should all be home, eating and resting. I was there to stock up on things to help us all be well. One can only be sick and passive for so long!
I stocked up on soup, tea tree and lavender essential oil for the humidifier, Echinacea (for the kids and for me), tea, and some Badger balm. You must know that my youngest daughter was suffering from awful dry, crusty and cracked skin on her face, around her eyes. I've written about her here before, she has really sensitive skin. She was in such pain-- all around and under her eyes was red and raw. This was from her being sick, days and days of running eyes and nose. I tried sooooo many products. Nice toxin free lotions. Mainstream brands (I was desperate). Other lotions the doctor recommended. Nothing worked. So I was skeptical of the Badger Balm actually working. Read more...